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U.K. Online DVD Rental Firm Lovefilm Buys Screenclick for $3.6 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 11, 2006 - 4:06am.
Dublin - According the Irish Times, Lovefilm, a U.K.-based online DVD rental firm, has acquired Ireland-based Screenclick.com for about $3.6 million. Screenclick, which has more than 15,000 registered users in Ireland, will be rebranded as Lovefilm.ie. Screenclick founder and CEO Frank O'Grady will remain as CEO of Lovefilm.ie. Lovefilm said it planned to launch a video-on-demand service in Ireland sometime next month. The company has also worked with Intel to make the service compatible with Intel's new Viiv platform for the home entertainment market.
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0110/presswatch.html
http://www.lovefilm.com
http://www.screenclick.com
tags: VC | Lovefilm | Deal | Online DVD Rental | Screenclick |

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